Macrocheira Explained

Macrocheira is a genus of crab in the superfamily Majoidea.[1] It contains the Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) as well as an extinct species, Macrocheira longirostra.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Guinot . Danièle . Danièle Guinot . Davie . Peter J.F. . Tsang . Ling Ming . Ng . Peter K.L. . Peter Kee Lin Ng . 15 May 2022 . Formal re-establishment of Macrocheiridae Dana, 1851 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Majoidea) for the giant spider crab Macrocheira kaempferi (Temminck, 1836) based on a reappraisal of morphological and genetic characters . . 42 . 2 . ruac022 . 10.1093/jcbiol/ruac022 . ResearchGate.
  2. Ahyong. Shane T.. Shane T. Ahyong. 8 June 2022. Macrocheira De Haan, 1839. 346130. 27 October 2024.

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